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Let’s begin vetting the Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team by examining their record: 26 wins, just three losses. Two of those losses were to the Duke Blue Devils and on the road to the Maryland Terrapins. If you’re tolerant of the term “quality loss,” then it can easily be applied to these two defeats. The Badgers one other loss? Their only true blemish, a 67-62 setback against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
Wisconsin finished undefeated at home in Big Ten play. If you value the Big Ten as a conference, then I’ve already made an ironclad case for the Badgers securing a No. 1 seed. If you’re not convinced, then let’s talk star power: namely, Frank Kaminsky. He can go right, he can go left, he can drive by you or shoot over you — and he can shoot it from out deep.
The 6’11” forward is an ambidextrous Dirk Nowitzky, a big man that forces teams to worry about the perimeter perpetually. Kaminsky is also the silent leader of this team, and when it inevitably comes to games hanging in the balance, he’s a threat that can decide the outcome.
Now let’s talk about the Badgers quality wins, the stuff that brings hue to Jay Bilas’ cheeks. Back in November, Wisconsin manhandled the now 15th ranked Oklahoma Sooners 69-56. In the Badgers Big Ten slate, they cleaned up the Iowa Hawkeyes 82-50, and then punished them on the road 11 days later, 74-63. Wisconsin also swept the Northwestern Wildcats, a pesky team that knocked off Iowa, the Minnesota Golden Gophers on the road, and the Indiana Hoosiers in just two calendar weeks.
A No. 1 seed should also be incredibly disciplined, and there is no team in college basketball more disciplined than the Wisconsin Badgers. The Badgers are the least-penalized team in NCAA division I basketball — committing just 12.7 personal fouls per game. An outstanding statistic for a team so talented. A team more than worthy of leading their region.
Jerry Landry is a writer for www.RantSports.com. Follow Jerry on Twitter at @Jerry2Landry, “Like” him on Facebook or add him on Google.
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